domain VirginiaBeachBar.com

[zibero]

What do you think?
Thank you in advance for any feedback.

 

[dnrevolution]

It's a good "local" domain. Virginia Beach has lively bars and other entertainments, and if marketed properly, I can easily see the name selling for $1000 to a motivated bar owner.

Of course, your domain, being the singular version, is most appropriate for the bar owner, i.e. a single bar. Whereas the plural, virginiabeachbars.com, could become a bar directory for the area, in addition to having some use to an individual bar owner.

Good luck,

 

[N-A]

I just don't see this one. Bars, restaurants, etc. are made to make a name for themselves.

How is SanBernardinoHamburgers.com? It's a geo and descriptive as this is. It's also the home of the first McDonald's.

Sometimes branding is key. However, it may make for a great redirect for tourists planning a vacation.

Yelp and others will help a small time bar succeed.

$$-$$$

 

[dnrevolution]

Bars, restaurants, etc. are made to make a name for themselves.

I couldn't agree more. There has always been a kind of duality 'though in terms of any local business, and how they may be reached. Yes, they have their own name (the brand), but there is also the generic angle to consider, and in terms of marketing a bar locally, a domain like virginiabeachbar.com could, I think, really help a bar owner.

Not in terms of s/e organic rankings, perhaps, but more in print advertising and maybe even radio. A name like this could be very attractive to residents, until they become aware of the bar owners' brand, and what they can really offer; at which point the "generic" ID becomes moot, because the customer is now aware of the level of service, and quality, they can expect and they don't need to make a decision any longer re: their favourite bar.

So really, to some extent, I see "local" advertising in terms of generic advertising first of all (perhaps via an offer or "qualifier") and then, gradually, getting people used to the brand.

 

[N-A]

Some valid points, but not in the bar scene. A brand for a bar can be made instantly on the radio with, "Ladies night at XXXXX on the corner of X and X."

At which point, a patron (drunk) can grab a flyer, see it the next morning with a massive hangover and say to themselves that XXXXX is one of the best bars they've gone to.

Print media IMO for a bar should include social media as that's how specials spread.

It would take a dedicated bar owner to upkeep a website other than minimal information such as basic drinks, location, operating hours, etc.

The real flow of traffic through the doorway is by word of mouth or sharing an event/special on social media.

I've never been to a bars website, but have heard which ones are good & why as well as seeing SMM done.

This is coming from a heavy Marine drinker who 'started drinking responsibly at the age of 20' and not in my mid to late teens at bars that didn't card (legal age in Japan).

 

[dnrevolution]

Another point to consider is that a city + trade .com domain, to my mind at least, implies some kind of authority in the mind of the reader or site visitor, and this is a thing of considerable value.

Anyway, I wish the op well re: his domain and hope that he makes something out of the name.

 

[TheBlueprint]

I wish you the best with this one, although Virginia Beach isn't exactly a mecca for nightlife the way Miami Beach would be.

 

[AstoundingDesigns]

Mid $XXX.. Low $XXXX if you get the right fish.

 

[zibero]

Thank you for all the advice.